Regional Air Freight Manager

Job ID : R42493

Regional Air Freight Manager

Primary Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra India

C.H. Robinson is currently seeking a Regional Airfreight Manager to lead the Western region.

As an Airfreight Product Manager, you will be responsible for a team that will develop relationships with carriers and monitor regulatory requirements. Your ability to foster strong connections will be key, as you will act as a bridge between carriers and commercial teams in order to win, retain and drive global forwarding revenue and volumes. Additionally, you will support contract drafting, negotiations, legal compliance, and process management.

If you're an Airfreight Subject Matter Expert with a passion for driving team excellence, we invite you to apply today.

Duties And Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of this position consists of, but are not limited to, the following :

• Develop relationships with carriers to effectively procure space, allocation, and pricing within the geographical area of responsibility.
• Negotiate and maintain competitive service contracts.
• Lead communication with airfreight carriers and commercial resources to optimize tender strategy.
• Build strong relationships and support teams internally (Branches) and externally (customers)
• Collaborate with sales and pricing teams to provide carrier data for bids.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for airfreight carrier relations and present market updates to clients.
• Provide the network with market analysis and communications
• Create professional presentations to share with the network and customers, providing carrier and data analysis to communicate risks and propose alternatives.
• Provide strategy and pricing for RFQs within the geographical responsibility.
• Work with the restricted commodities team to review and approve restricted commodities requests for export.
• Ensure compliance with various regulations, serving as an SME for airfreight operations.
• Develop, maintain, and manage processes related to contract submission, review, and retention (forms, templates, terms).
• Identify areas for improvement in C.H. Robinson's contract processes and workflows.
• Collect and maintain company contracts, approvals, signatures, and related documents.

Team Leadership :

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :

Your Health, Wealth, and Self

Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. We provide the top-tier benefits that matter to you most, including :

Equal Opportunity Statement

C.H. Robinson recognizes the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. As an equal opportunity employer, we may invite you to complete the voluntary self-identification. Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment, Any information provided will be kept confidential, and separate from your employment application. This information may be used for diversity reporting purposes in accordance with applicable local law.

Skills Required

Market Analysis, Negotiation, carrier relations, Microsoft Office Suite